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About Kushipur Village

Kushipur is a mid sized village in Nalhati I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,083, made up of 549 males and 534 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kushipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kushipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Nalhati I
Pincode 731220
Area (hectares) 127.96 hectares
Population 1,083
Male Population 549
Female Population 534
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kushipur compares

By the 2011 count Kushipur is the 60th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents. Its 127.96 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Kushipur

The census records public bus service for Kushipur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kushipur from other places

Kushipur lies about 24 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Murarai, about 3.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kushipur
Nearest railway station Murarai 3.1 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalhati I 24 km
District headquarters Birbhum 24 km

Villages closest to Kushipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nalhati I tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kushipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kushipur village had a population of 1,083. That makes it the 60th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents.

Kushipur village has 549 males and 534 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kushipur has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Kushipur is 731220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kushipur covers 127.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kushipur falls under Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kushipur is Murarai, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kushipur.

Kushipur is about 24 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kushipur is in Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district. Murarai is about 3.1 km away. Nalhāti is about 14 km away. Nalhati I is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fatepur (4.8 km), Bhatpara (6.1 km) and Kulgachhi (6.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kushipur today is likely to be higher.

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